Pivot Point State Child Care Assistance Policies 2013 - This report provides data as of February 2013 for all 50-states on five key areas of state child care policies — income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and eligibility for child care assistance for parents searching for a job – and compares the findings with similar data reported for February 2012 and 2001. This year’s trend—with the situation for families improved in slightly more states than in which it worsened—was more positive than in the previous two years, when the situation worsened for families in more states than it improved. (National Women's Law Center, Fall 2013)
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